Correspondence from the public to President Mary Robinson (MR), with some photocopies of responses, 1992, including correspondence and transcribed phone messages relating to the X Case, [a landmark Irish Supreme Court case which established the right of Irish women to an abortion if a pregnant woman's life was at risk because of pregnancy, including the risk of suicide, which overturned a High Court injunction preventing a suicidal 14 year old rape victim, known as "X", from travelling to UK for an abortion] expressing dismay at the treatment of the girl, or dismay that abortion was being considered, and commenting favourably and negatively in relation to statement MR made as President, (20/02-11/03/1992); correspondence relating to the Anti-Live Hare campaign which had reached France and where the public were being invited to write to MR, with cover note from Peter Ryan, secretary to the President, asking MR if she wanted to raise it in a meeting with the Taoiseach, (03-10/9/1992); letters of thanks for flowers and condolences sent by MR including from Irene Barber on death of her daughter Jane, 12/06/1992, from Eddie Grace who according to second letter from his son Edmond was dying, 01-17/09/1992, from Nuala [Lane?] who thanked MR for presence of Aide-de-Camp Capt Hynes at husband Victor's funeral, 02/10/1992, and from Robert E Biggs on death of his mother, 14/11/1992; letter from Dr Michael Turner, Master, Coombe Lying-in Hospital, with report on developments at the hospital of which MR was Patron, and raising issue of need for additional funds, 28/10-05/11/1992.

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Correspondence from the public to President Mary Robinson (MR), with some photocopies of responses, and some newspaper cuttings 1991, including several letters congratulating MR on her election and inauguration, from Ireland, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, New Zealand, India, America and Canada. Also includes letter from Michael Cawley, Centrepoint Acupuncture Pain Clinic enquiring about presence of Dr Saleem Khan at MR's inauguration considering he was under investigation by medical body in China and elsewhere, and response from Bride Rosney noting he was at inauguration as a representative of the Islamic community since the Imam could not attend, 12/12/1990-02/01/1991; letter from Tommy Cullen who was MR's Deputy Director of elections in Wicklow Constituency, requesting she send thank-you notes to list of names involved in local campaign, and inviting MR to visit area, with response, 12/12/1990-14/01/1991; letter from Hélène Le Bel, Justice of the Québec Superior Court, Canada, congratulating MR on her election and enclosing newspaper cutting covering it from "Le Devoir", Montréal, 10/11/1990-15/01/1991; letter and background promotional material from Maria Rodríguez-Jonas, General Secretary, Socialist International Women, thanking MR for hosting her, and listing women she had passed on MR's wish to touch base with women in high positions at International level, 31/01/1991; letter from Sr Francis McAleer, Good Shepherd Provincialate, Dublin, with first annual report of Project with women Involved in Prostitution, with thank-you response from MR, 02/04-17/05/1991; handwritten letter from Mr James O'Hara, Swinford, and enrolment card for the Robinson family in Knock Shrine [Co. Mayo] Friends Association, which he had enrolled the family in, 16-29/05/1991.

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Correspondence from the public to President Mary Robinson (MR), 199[0]-199[7], including thank you letter from Tom Hyland, East Timor Ireland Solidarity campaign, Christmas card from Hannah Mc [Creesh?], card from Sr Aquinas thanking MR for "going to Somalia for us", and thank-you card for invite to garden party at Áras an Uachtaráin, from Clare Fulham.

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Letters from the public to President Mary Robinson (MR), with some photocopies of responses, for the period following the announcement of MR as President Elect (08/11/1990) to Year End (following MR's inauguration on 06/12) including in relation to Irish language classes in Ballyferriter, Co. Kerry, (30/11/1990); poem sent by James Simmons, "Ulster Says Yes", and response from MR asking for more information on when he had written it, 11/1990-11/12/1990; correspondence from Commandant Johnny Spierin, Camp Shamrock, Tibnin, Lebanon, including in relation to postal votes arriving and a request for a photograph for the officers' mess, to replace the one of former President Hillery, 27/10-10/12/1990; typed letter from Mervyn [Taylor?], Dáil Éireann, relaying story of Fallons publishers having to scrap 25,000 copies of a school reader printed in April, and reprint with an altered page 45 [possibly referring to MR as President], 12/12/1990; handwritten postcard from Thelma Doran thanking MR for her hospitality for those involved in the organising of her inauguration, 13/12/1990.

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Letters from the public to President Mary Robinson (MR) during and related to her presidency, and arranged chronologically by year, with some photocopies of responses.

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Fax from [Inez McCormack?], UNISON, of series of articles in United Kingdom press about peace negotiations, decommissioning and demands from Sinn Féin for equality.

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Photocopies of two articles, 1995: article in The Times (UK) on diplomats lobbying for British Unicef official, Richard Jolly to succeed James Grant, who had passed away, as head of Unicef, 30/01/1995; article in The Irish Times relating to President Mary Robinson's concerns about "genuine fears" of Unionists in Northern Ireland, 28/02/1995.

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Press release from Progressive Democrats of extracts from address by Mary Harney, TD, Leader of the Progressive Democrats, speaking to the Northern Committee of the Irish Association, Wellington Park Hotel, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 04/02/1994; "The Paperclips from Northern Ireland" a weekly publication compiled by news journalists specialising in Northern Ireland, dated 3rd April, covering period 28/03-03/04/1994 and relating to the IRA Ceasefire which was due to come into effect midnight on 5th of April and last 72 hours; fax of article which appeared in The Australian Magazine, sent to Brid[e] Rosney, Special Adviser to the President, 09/05/1994; text of speech by Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Dick Spring, to Dáil Éireann [lower house of Irish Parliament], 31/08/1994, transcript of RTÉ broadcast by Taoiseach, Mr Albert Reynolds, and text of his speech to Seanad Éireann [Irish Senate, upper house of Irish Parliament], 01/09/1994 in relation to announcement of cessation of military campaign by IRA [Irish Republican Army], on 31st August.

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Photocopies of press cuttings relating to President Mary Robinson's visit to West Belfast on 18th June 1993, and the controversial meeting and handshake with Gerry Adams, President of Sinn Féin, 19-27/06/1993; photocopies of press cuttings and assessment of UK press in relation to news the government of United Kingdom had been in communication with the IRA [Irish Republican Army] for some time, 19-29/11/1993; photocopy of article in Le Monde, France in relation to Anglo-Irish summit, 05-06/12/1993.

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Handwritten and typed contact details for members of Northern Ireland press, possibly ahead of Mary Robinson's first visit to Northern Ireland as President of Ireland, on 16th December 1990.

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